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authorEli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>2000-06-21 16:43:44 +0000
committerEli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>2000-06-21 16:43:44 +0000
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downloademacs-4fbee715cb2c990faa34c8144f309b2ff5fe3626.tar.gz
(man): Doc fix.
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@@ -546,7 +546,10 @@ This command is the top-level command in the man package. It runs a Un*x
command to retrieve and clean a manpage in the background and places the
results in a Man mode (manpage browsing) buffer. See variable
`Man-notify-method' for what happens when the buffer is ready.
-If a buffer already exists for this man page, it will display immediately."
+If a buffer already exists for this man page, it will display immediately.
+
+To specify a man page from a certain section, type SUBJECT(SECTION) or
+SECTION SUBJECT when prompted for a manual entry."
(interactive
(list (let* ((default-entry (Man-default-man-entry))
(input (read-string